Coin-counting machine



1 5293105 M. L. ALBRECHT ET AL March 10. 1925.

COIN COUNTING MACHIN Filed Mar 3 Sheeis-Sheeii 1 INVENTORS kWh/{wilt PER ATTORNEY- March 10; 1925.

M. L. ALBRECHT ET AL COIN COUNTING MACHINE Filed March 21, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS WJA; Z 6* w ATTORNEY- March 10, 1925.

' M. L. ALBRECHT ET AL COIN COUNTING MACHINE Filed March 21, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 10, 1925. i

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IMARTIN .L. .AILBRECHT AND FREDERIZCK W. BREHM-ER, E CINCINNATI, OHIO, .AS- SIGNLORS EEO THE E. 'W'..B1REI-I1VLER AND TOOL iCOMRAZN Y, A CO-RPORANON COIN-.COUNTIN G MACHINE.

Application filed March '21, 1922. Serial No. 545,529.

To (7 77 whom mag 0002009 71:

Be it lenownthat MARTIN- L ALBRECHT and Fnnnnmon "W. Brim-mien, citizens of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in

the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Ini- PI'OVQIDGIItS in GOin' COunting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin counting machines, and 'panticularly to machines adapted 'to'count and deliver into a wrapper a number of coins which can thus he packaged. The machine is of a type employing a revolving plate 'on to which the coins are fed, and this plate carries the coins into and through a runway containing a star wheel which counts the coins a. they pass, and the passage of the coins can 'be controlled by suitable hand operated devices to cause the feed to stop without stopping the rotation of the plate.

Suitable devices are also provided for selecting the coins by diameter and-thickness, so that only coins of a certain denomination will pass. I

The counting mechanism, that is the mechanism which controls the register, is pro: vided with "improved deyices ;to insure its accuracy, and when used for counting out certain quantities is always rotated in the same direction, without having athrow back as generally used on coin counters.

A furtl'ier feature of the invention is an improved device for supporting the wrapper into which the coins are fed by the machine.

The operation of the feeding mechanism controlled by a button which can be moved up or down by the operator to start or stop the feed.

Various other details of improvement will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail in section of the stop for the 'turretthat limits the count .of the coins. Fig. fl is a section on'the line 4.-t of "Fig. I. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the coin feeding rollers. Fig. .6 is a horizontal section of the upper part of the machine showing the star wheel and the adjustable lateral coin guide. Fig. 7 is a detail in section of the locking screw for said guide. Fig. 8 is a perspective showing the setting device or block for the coin thickness. Fig. 9 is a detail in section of the locking device for the Szt'lDG. Fig. 10 is a detail of the ratchet and brake for the star wheelrsha ft, 11 is a vertical section showing the coin delivery tube and wrapper. Fig. '12 is a top view of said tube, detached.

The casing of the machine, indicated'gcnerally at C has a cointrayT from which the coins are fed to a revoiving circitlar table or plate 1, within the casing, and partly across :this table extends a fin or par- -tit'ion '2, 'with an opening '3 cut in the lower edgethereof adjacent theitahle, for per- -niitti-ng the passage of coins with the table at the periphery theneof, in consequence of the rotation of the table and the centrifugal effect thereof. I

Setwitlrin't-he casing .is aiframe F "for the counting -1necl1a1iism. This includes a ver ticfll shaft t on the lower end of 'whichis turns, bears with the spring pressureagainst the Hats 46 on the ratchet teeth, thereby acting as a "brake to prevent overthrow of the shaft and star wheel. The gear d0 meshes with a "pinion 47 which transmits the 'motion to the counting device 13 which may he of any suitable type.

The coin feeding device is driven by the revolving table '1, and 1t lnc'ludes the wheel 7 which .runs in contact with the table, near the outer edge thereof, and this wheel is mounted on a shaft '50: which alsocarries a wheel 8 which is located beside the star wheel, and is adapted to engage the top of a coin and force it past the star wheel, the

wheel 8 being somewhat smaller in diameter than "the .wheel 7. Both of these udieelsare preferably made of yielding material, or-at least provided with rims of yielding material. The shaft 50 is carried in the head of a Tsshaped hearing piece 51 the stem of which is reduced as indicated at 52 and fitted in a socket in the end-of ,a bracket .53,

which is pivotally mounted on a pin 5% pro ecting from a. part of the frame F .and pressed by a spr1ng55 confined between the flat side of the bracket and the adjacent part of the frameto prevent violent move ment or jumping of .the wheels. The pivot :52 is confined in its socket by a pin 56 which has limitedmovement in, a slot 57 in the bracket. By this means the wheels have is, the bracket can swing up or down on the pivot 54, and the pivot 52 can turn in its socket as a wrist pin to permit angular variation of the two-wheels. Ineffect, universal joint is produced. It will be seen that the rotation of the table 1 drives the wheel 7, and this drives the wheel 8 which when the feed is released carries the coin past the star wheel and turns the latter one tooth as each coinpasses, the rotation being communicated to the counting mechanism toregister the nun'iber.

The coins are fed in a single row to the star wheel, and to produce this feed there is provided a guide rib 9 projecting downwardly from the frame adjacent to the table, this rib having a recess in which the star wheel turns, and a curved finger or nose leading thereto, as shown at 9. Pivoted at 6O, in the side wall of the casing, is a curved guide bar 10 which forms a lateral guide opposite the rib 9 and controls the diameter of coins permitted to pass to the star wheel. The guide bar is pivoted to permit it to be adjusted to the diameter desired, and for this purpose it has an extension 10 which works through a slot-I61 in the casing, and this extension has a lip 10 at its outer edge, and the guide bar may be set by placing a coin between this lip and the adjacent wall of the casing, as illustrated in Fig. 6. That is, the dimensions of the parts are such that when a coin of a certain diameter is used 'to set the bar as indicated, the passage between the bar 10 and the rib 9 will be of the same diameter. This provides a. very quick and accurate means for setting the guide for the desired coins. After being set the guide bar is held at adjustmentby apin 62 which has a notch 63 engaging the edgeof the extension 10, and this pin is threaded to receive a nut 64, under the bottom of the casing. When the nut is tightened the edge of the plate is gripped at the notch and held against movement. The extension 1O has an opening 65 therein through which the wheel 7 extends to contact'with the rotary table 1', this opening being wide enough to accommodate all ad ustments of the bar.

To control the thickness of coins admitted to the runway leading to the star wheel, a bar'12 is suspended fromthe overhanging part 71 of the frame, by means of a sliding post 13 which works in a tubular boss 72 on the overhang and is fastened at its lower end to the bar 12, whereby the bar may be raised or lowered to space it a certain distance from the rotary table 1 (see Fig. 8). This postis held at adjustmentby a cross pin 73, the head 74 at the inner end of which bites against the post 13 when tightened by the nut 7 screwed on the end of the pin. The post 13 has a flange 76' near its upper end, and so located with respect to the top of the boss 72 thatthe post may be set by inserting a coin 77 between the flange and the boss, the parts being so, proportioned that when a coin is so inserted the space under the bar 12 will equal the thickness of the coin. Accordingly the block 12 can be quickly set to the exact position desired. Beyond the bar 12 the-overlying frame portion 71 is provided withan inset plate 78 which just clears the revolving plate1 and acts as a deflector, and is essential to keep the coins from wedging under the thickness bar 12, this plate causing the coins to enter under the bar 12 at an angle as they are driven around by the rotation of the table 1. By revolving the table the coins are flung centrifugally beneath the bar 12 and against the bar 10, thereby entering the runway to the star wheel where thecoins are successively engaged and fed past the wheel, by the roller 8, into the chute leading to the coin tube. s

The shaft of the star wheel has at its upper end a pinion 48 which meshes with a gear 6? around the edge of a turret plate 6 and thereby revolves the same. In

the frame beneath the turret'is a stud 14:

(Fig. 3) which is located under a zero mark on a fixed annular index plate .105

which overlaps the edge of the turret plate. The turret plate has a series of holesof the desired number, in which are pins 16 frictionally' held by springs and sliding plugs 81 in recesses adjacent the pins, and 1 by pressing down any desired pin 16 the turret plate will thus be provided with a stop pin adapted to strike and stop against the stud 1 1 and thereby limit the rotation of the turret plate andthe parts geared thereto. However, by pushing up on a plunger 15 the pin 16 so depressed may be raised so as to clear the stud 14.- This plunger 15 is carried by a lever 82'which is pivoted at 83 to a depending-lug on the frame and is connected atf'its'opposite end to a pin 19 which works through bushing 84 mounted on the frame and forming also the bearing for the rotary turret plate 6. in raised position by a spring 85 coiled around the. same,-in'the bushingl The pin. 19 has a rotarybutton at the-top, which carries an arm 17 which serves to press down on a selected pin in the turret.

The push pin 19 is normally held and the arm is free to be set in any position desired.

In the operation of this setting device, to count say ten coin-s, the arm will beset at the numeral 10 on the index plate 15 and before starting the motor that turns the table the operator presses down on the pin 19. This will raise whatever stop pin 16 is against the stud 14., by operation of the plunger 15, and at the same time will force down the pin that lies beneath the arm. The motor will then "be started, and when the star wheel has been moved around by ten coins the selected pin 16, which was pressed down, will be stopped against the stud 14;, thus stopping the rotation of the turret, and also that of the star wheel, so that no more coins will he delivered. The operator may then press down again on the pin 19, without changing the position of the arm 17, and ten more coins can be counted; and so on indefinitely. The brake action of the pawl 42, above referred to, prevents overthrow which might carry the pins out of registry with the marks on the index plate, and also prevents-overthrow of the registering instrument 18.

When the coins pass the star wheel they are thrown off by the rotation of the table into a chute leading to a delivery tube 18. This tube is of novel construction. It comprises a head from which depends a pair of tapered separated sides 91 11,-) formed of thin metal. the lower ends being tapered as indicated at 92 to facilitate mounting the wrapper 93 thereon. The head has a pair of ears 9% with notches 95 which may be engaged over the heads of spring pins 96 to hold the .tube against the bottom of the casing, and nevertheless permitting it to be detached for the substitution of other tubes when desired. The head 18 has a tapered bore, and there will be different tubes with different diameters for different sized coins.

The paper tube or wrapper, in consequence of the construction of the tapered tube, can be easily placed upon the tube luv a sliding motion, forcing the wrapperover the outside diameter of the tube, and by holding one finger in the wrapper with the others gripping outside, when the correct number of coins have b6611-l8l1V6f8Cl the wrapper may be slid off with thecoins inside.

The table may be rotated by any suitable means. Ihave shown a motor 100 supported on the stand and connected by gearing 101 to the depending shaft 102 which is fastended at its top to the table 1 and-extends through the bottom of the casing. The whole will be conveniently mounted on a hollow standard 103.

It is thought that the operation will be evident from the above description, but it may be explained that it is not necessary to stop the motor when using :the machine for packaging.

extent permitted by the setting device, and

then drop into the chute 90 :and the :coin tube and wrapper below. When the rotat-ionof the starwheel is stopped by the set pin 16 striking the :stud 14 the passage of the coins also stops,and the table continues to rotate under the bed of coins thereon until the pin .19 is again pushed and {the ma chine is started %to repeat the counting operation. And in consequence of the setting device the same :numberwof coilns will be delivered at each operation. No parts i'have to beset back, and the machine- :is therefore capable of speedy operation. The :top of the revolving plate being perfectly smooth has no raised parts which would anarthe coins or cause clogging thereof. 7

lVe claim: EL. [11 a coin counting machine, the combination of a rotary :table on which the coinsare placed, a runwayadjac-ent the edge of'said-table, iinto whichthe coins are forced by centrifugal action incident to the rotation of the table, said runway having a side guide adj ustable ilaterally to vary the width of the runway according to the'diameter of the coins to be admitted, and a register operating device projecting into the runway and actuated by the coins to indicate the number of coins passed, said-guide, having an extension gprojecting .thru :the casing of the machine and adapted to receive a coin to gage the adjustment of the guide.

2. In a coin counting :machine the combination of a casing, arotary table therein. on which the coins are .placed, a runway adjacent the edge of the table, a laterally adjustable guide :bar forming the outer side of the 'runwayand having an extension ;projecting through the casing andwadapted to receive a coin to'set the bar at adjustment,

and a register operating device projecting intothe vrun-wayfor operation iby coins passing through thesame.

In a coin counting machine, the (30111- bination of a casing, a rotary itable therein on which the coinsare placed, a runwayadjacentthe outer edge =-of said tabl e to which the coins are delivered by rotation .of the table, the upper wall of the runway having a bar vertically adjustable to form-a thickness gage, and .a register operating :device projecting into the runway, the. said bar having a post connected thereto provided with a flange cooperating with a fixed part of the casing for the reception ofa coin between vsaid flange and said part of the casing to set the adjustment of the bar accordand a rotary coin feeding device engageable with the coins in the runway, said device comprising a wheel running in contact with the table and driven thereby and another wheel operatedv by said wheel and adapted to bear upon coins passing through the runway. y

6. The combination stated in claim 5, and apivoted bracket supporting said wheels;

7. The combination stated in claim 5, and a bracket supporting the wheels and having a universal joint permitting variation in the angles of the wheels.

8. In a coin counting machine, the combination of a rotary table on which the-coins are carried, a runway over the edge of the table, into whichthe coins are fed by the rotation of the table, a. register operating deviceprojecting into the runway for operation by coins passing through the same, a pivoted bracket ad acent the runway, a

shaft carried by the bracket, a wheel at-- tached to the shaft and bearing upon the table at the outer edge thereof, and another wheel carried by the shaftand located above the runway in position to engage coins therein and force them through therun'way.

9. In a'coin counting machine, a table adapted for continuous rotation in one direction, a runway to which coins are delivered by the table, means to feed coins thru the runway, a register operating device proj ec'ting into the runway for operation by the passage of the coins thru the same, and means to stop the operation of said device to stop the feedwhile the table continues to rotate, said means including a'plurality of settable pins and a stop engageable by a selected pin.

10. The combination stated in claim 9, and

means to release the selected pin, after it is stopped, to re-start the feed.

11. In a coin clountingnmachine, the combination with a runway and means to feed" coins in a row through the same of an escapement mechanism including a star wheel projecting into the runway for operation by coins passing through the same, a rotary turret geared to the star wheel, "and a plurality of settable pins carried by the turthe pins being slidably mounted in the turret, and means to retract a pin engaging the stop and to advance another pin to repeat the operation.

13.- The combination stated in claim 12,

the last mentioned means including a push pinmounted at the axis of the turret, a plunger connected tothe push pin and operable to retract the. advanced pin, and an arm connected to the-push pmand operable to advance another selected pin. i

14. The combination stated in claim 13, said arm being adjustable to register the same with a selected pin according to the number of coins to be delivered at each operation, I l

15. In a coin counting machine, the combination with a runway and means to feed coins through the same,of a setting mechanism to control the number of coins fed through the runway at each operation, said mechanism including a star wheel-projecting into the runway for operation by coins passing through the same, a rotary turret geared to the star wheel, a plurality of settable pins carried by the turret at spaces. corresponding to different numbers of coins and adapted to ,be selectively advanced ac cording to the number of coins desired, a

stop located in the path of the pins and adapted to be struck by the selected and advanced pin, to stop the rotation of the turret and star wheel, and means to simultaneously retract the selected pin and to simultaneously advance another pin for a succeeding operation.

16. In a coin counting machine, the combination with a runway and means to feed a line of coins through the same, of a register operating mechanism including a star wheel pro ectlng into the runway for operation by the coins as they pass through the same, a rotary turret geared to the star wheel, a plurality of sliding pins mounted around the turret and adapted to beselectively advanced according to" the number of coins desired, a spring'pin mounted at the axis of the turret,;a plunger operatively connected to the pin and adapted to retract the advanced pin when'in stopped position, an arm rotatably carriedby the spring pin and adjustable to beselectively registered with any one of the pins to advance the same, and a stop engageable by the advanced pin to stop the rotation'ot' the turret and star wheel'when the desired number of coins have been delivered. v

In testimony whereof we tures.

MARTIN L. ALBRECHT. FREDERICK W. BREHMER.

affix our signa- 

